A Visit to the Dentist

Today, Private Home Health Care is thinking about trips to the dentist.

There are usually twice a year cleanings, not too bad but today’s methods are so different from the old days.  

First you put on a pair of plastic glasses.  The visit begins with x-rays or a check for your “gum” health.  That can take a few minutes and it doesn’t hurt but as it’s being done you hope that the news won’t be scary.  

Scary like, wow your gums have really receded so we’ll need to send you to a periodontist.  Yikes?

Once you survive that and if you are lucky learn that all is well, it’s time for getting that tartar out.  That can be quite a long affair starting with scraping and painstakingly picking it out right?  Not these days.

The next step is to use an electric “tartar picker” for lack of the correct term.  You get a suction tube inserted and then it begins.  

The tarter picker whirs and sloshes some water around but goes over, between and around each tooth removing the dreaded tartar.  Once in a while you are asked to close your mouth around the suction tube then on it goes.

This can take quite a bit of time and just when you are getting tired of it, not sore, but tired it stops.  Next is the tried and true scraping of the teeth for remaining tartar but that’s not long.

Floss then an official dental brushing of the teeth so you can be squeaky clean.  If you thought the last step was to wash out the toothpaste with a cup of water, guess again.

At our dentist, there are no old fashion cups.  Your mouth simply gets washed out by the hygienist by squirting water and then having you close your mouth around that lovely suction tube again.

Voila, no grit and clean teeth.  A final check by the dentist then you are free to go after a bit over an hour.  

Your next visit is in six months and the process repeats and you hope to escape without needing any additional work!  

A day in the life on a trip to the dentist.